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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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